George B Blaker 1912-2001
Many years ago a friend of mine moved for a while into the chauffeur's flat above the garage of a beautiful house near Ockley in Surrey.
Set high on a hill above a lake and nature reserve, it was the almost archetypal English place. The owner of the house was George Blaker; I recognized him as a customer from the Quaker Bookshop, but did not know then of his founding the Scientific and Medical Network. He was one of those people who just have a presence and depth you rarely encounter. I met him on a number of occasions and would often return to Vann Lake – on one visit I sat entranced as two kingfishers flew round and round me – on another I took my just-met but soon-to-be wife (then ex-wife) to see the explosion of bluebells in the spring.
There is now a wonderful reminiscence by David Lorrimer here:
The House, George and his wife's grave and a view of Vann Lake
Vann Lake © Copyright Mark Percy and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
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